Divaricate Saposhnikovia Root

Overview

Aliases

Tong Yun, Hui Yun, Hui Cao, Bai Zhi, Bai Jiu, Bai Zhong, Ping Feng, Feng Rou

Nature and Flavor

Slightly Warm; Pungent, Sweet

What's Inside

Ingredients

Contains volatile oils (octanol, β-bisabolene, nonanoic acid, β-eudesmol), chromones, coumarins, polyacetylenes, polysaccharides, β-sitosterol, daucosterol, mannitol, phenolic compounds, bitter glycosides

Therapeutic Effects

Inhibits Staphylococcus aureus, β-hemolytic streptococcus, pneumococcus and fungi; inhibits allergic contraction of isolated guinea pig tracheal and ileal smooth muscle; enhances macrophage phagocytosis; antipyretic, analgesic, sedative and anti-inflammatory effects

Precautions

Use cautiously in cases of yin deficiency with hyperactive fire or blood deficiency with spasms

NOTE: THE INFORMATION PROVIDE IS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES
ONLY AND IS NOT INTENDED AS MEDICAL ADVICE.